Set in Sicily, the story is based on the life of the legendary historical figure Salvatore Giuliano (1922–1950), a Sicilian peasant who fought the Italian authorities in the name of a separatist movement.
The original production directed by Luciano Damiani and conducted by Gustav Kuhn became the subject of a monograph entitled Nascita di un'opera: Salvatore Giuliano,[1] which was published in 1987 by photographer Lorenzo Capellini. The opera had two subsequent new productions in Germany, one conducted by Frank Cramer which was performed at Mainfranken Theater Würzburg on 13 May 1987 and the second conducted by Johannes Wedekind at the Staatstheater Kassel on 8 June 1996.
Rolesedit
Role
Voice type
Premiere cast, January 25, 1986 (Conductor: Gustav Kuhn)
Inhabitants of Montelepre, members of Giuliano's band, Carabinieri, soldiers, chorus and offstage soprano voice.
Synopsisedit
Place: Western Sicily, Montelepre and surrounding mountains
Time: The second half of the 1940s
In an empty village at dawn a shot is heard and there is a glimpse of a man running. When the village awakes a representative of EVIS, the Volunteer Army for the Independence of Sicily, arrives to address the inhabitants and to introduce Salvatore Giuliano to them. In his speech, the man incites the villagers to endorse EVIS' fight for independence. After pledging his support to the cause, Giuliano remains alone with his lieutenant, Gaspare Pisciotta. They are discussing how to liberate Giuliano's mother from prison when, unexpectedly, she returns to him escorted by a Mafioso. Giuliano realizes that he has contracted a debt with the Mafia.
In his mountain stronghold, Giuliano relates his life story to Maria, a Swedish journalist who came to interview him. He recalls that he became a bandit by chance, due to poverty and the injustice of the Italian state. He confesses that he hopes for a pardon and emigration to America. The interview is interrupted by the Mafioso who returned to claim his dues. He asks Giuliano to attack the communists' Labour Day parade at Portella della Ginestra in exchange for Mafia protection and help with his request for amnesty. Giuliano agrees.
After the massacre, Colonel Ugo Luca, the head of the newly formed special police force for the suppression of banditry, ponders about the Minister's order to liquidate Giuliano because by now he knows too much. In the meantime, at his sister's wedding reception Giuliano carries out an irreparable act and executes five Mafiosi, who came to inform him that a reward for his capture has been set by the authorities in Rome. Appalled by this crime the Mafioso meets Colonel Luca and, while the police are carrying away the corpses, they agree to unite their forces against Giuliano. Pisciotta is summoned to the Colonel, who succeeds in convincing him to betray Giuliano, in exchange for his own life. In a desperate final attempt, Pisciotta tries to persuade Giuliano to escape but he refuses to leave. In the empty village, as in the beginning, the shadows of two men appear on the background: one shoots and the other falls. The village lights go out and the voice of a woman is heard calling: "Giuliano!"
Notable arias and excerptsedit
The orchestral Intermezzo depicting the Portella della Ginestra massacre and Giuliano's aria "Poi andrò in America" were arranged as excerpts for concert performance.[2][3] The aria was first performed at the Palm Beach Opera in February, 1992.
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Salvatore Giuliano is an opera in one act by Lorenzo Ferrero to an Italian language libretto by Giuseppe Di Leva which was conceived to be performed in tandem with Pietro Mascagni s Cavalleria rusticana The work was commissioned by the Teatro dell Opera di Roma and premiered there on 25 January 1986 Salvatore GiulianoOpera by Lorenzo FerreroA scene Staatstheater Kassel 1996LibrettistGiuseppe Di LevaLanguageItalianBased onLife of Salvatore GiulianoPremiere25 January 1986 1986 01 25 Teatro dell Opera di RomaSet in Sicily the story is based on the life of the legendary historical figure Salvatore Giuliano 1922 1950 a Sicilian peasant who fought the Italian authorities in the name of a separatist movement Contents 1 Performance history 2 Roles 3 Synopsis 4 Notable arias and excerpts 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPerformance history editThe original production directed by Luciano Damiani and conducted by Gustav Kuhn became the subject of a monograph entitled Nascita di un opera Salvatore Giuliano 1 which was published in 1987 by photographer Lorenzo Capellini The opera had two subsequent new productions in Germany one conducted by Frank Cramer which was performed at Mainfranken Theater Wurzburg on 13 May 1987 and the second conducted by Johannes Wedekind at the Staatstheater Kassel on 8 June 1996 Roles editRole Voice type Premiere cast January 25 1986 Conductor Gustav Kuhn Salvatore Giuliano tenor Nicola MartinucciGaspare Pisciotta his lieutenant baritone Franco GiovineThe mother of Giuliano mezzo soprano Giovanna CasollaMaria a journalist lyric soprano Zorayda SalazarColonel Luca bass Roberto ScandiuzziA Mafioso bass baritone Giovanni De AngelisA representative of EVIS bass Vito Maria BrunettiPasquale Sciortino Giuliano s brother in law tenor Mario FerraraInhabitants of Montelepre members of Giuliano s band Carabinieri soldiers chorus and offstage soprano voice Synopsis editPlace Western Sicily Montelepre and surrounding mountains Time The second half of the 1940sIn an empty village at dawn a shot is heard and there is a glimpse of a man running When the village awakes a representative of EVIS the Volunteer Army for the Independence of Sicily arrives to address the inhabitants and to introduce Salvatore Giuliano to them In his speech the man incites the villagers to endorse EVIS fight for independence After pledging his support to the cause Giuliano remains alone with his lieutenant Gaspare Pisciotta They are discussing how to liberate Giuliano s mother from prison when unexpectedly she returns to him escorted by a Mafioso Giuliano realizes that he has contracted a debt with the Mafia In his mountain stronghold Giuliano relates his life story to Maria a Swedish journalist who came to interview him He recalls that he became a bandit by chance due to poverty and the injustice of the Italian state He confesses that he hopes for a pardon and emigration to America The interview is interrupted by the Mafioso who returned to claim his dues He asks Giuliano to attack the communists Labour Day parade at Portella della Ginestra in exchange for Mafia protection and help with his request for amnesty Giuliano agrees After the massacre Colonel Ugo Luca the head of the newly formed special police force for the suppression of banditry ponders about the Minister s order to liquidate Giuliano because by now he knows too much In the meantime at his sister s wedding reception Giuliano carries out an irreparable act and executes five Mafiosi who came to inform him that a reward for his capture has been set by the authorities in Rome Appalled by this crime the Mafioso meets Colonel Luca and while the police are carrying away the corpses they agree to unite their forces against Giuliano Pisciotta is summoned to the Colonel who succeeds in convincing him to betray Giuliano in exchange for his own life In a desperate final attempt Pisciotta tries to persuade Giuliano to escape but he refuses to leave In the empty village as in the beginning the shadows of two men appear on the background one shoots and the other falls The village lights go out and the voice of a woman is heard calling Giuliano Notable arias and excerpts editThe orchestral Intermezzo depicting the Portella della Ginestra massacre and Giuliano s aria Poi andro in America were arranged as excerpts for concert performance 2 3 The aria was first performed at the Palm Beach Opera in February 1992 See also editSalvatore Giuliano a 1962 Italian film directed by Francesco Rosi The Sicilian a novel by Mario Puzo based on the life of Salvatore Giuliano The Sicilian a film based on the novel directed by Michael CiminoReferences editCitations Open Library website Nuova Alfa Editoriale 1987 ISBN 9788877790088 OL 19739222M Casa Ricordi catalogue Casa Ricordi catalogue BibliographyBagnoli Giorgio ed 1993 The La Scala Encyclopedia of the Opera New York Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0 671 87042 4 Capellini Lorenzo 1987 Nascita di un opera Salvatore Giuliano Bologna Nuova Alfa Editoriale ISBN 88 7779 008 3 Gelli Piero ed 2007 Dizionario dell Opera 2008 entries Lorenzo Ferrero Salvatore Giuliano Milano Baldini Castoldi Dalai editore ISBN 978 88 6073 184 5 Holden Amanda ed 2001 The New Penguin Opera Guide London Penguin Books ISBN 0 14 051475 9 Iesue Alberto 1988 Storia della musica Volume 1 Padova Franco Muzzio amp C editore SpA ISBN 88 7021 449 4 Napoli Ettore 2010 Guida alla musica sinfonica Varese Zecchini Editore ISBN 978 88 65400 01 2 Renda Francesco 2002 Salvatore Giuliano Una biografia storica Palermo Sellerio editore ISBN 88 3891 769 8 Sadie Stanley ed 1992 2002 The New Grove Dictionary of Opera London Macmillan Publishers ISBN 0 19 522186 9External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salvatore Giuliano opera Casa Ricordi Catalogue Title page of sheet music at Casa Ricordi Digital Collection Salvatore Giuliano on YouTube Portal nbsp Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salvatore Giuliano opera amp oldid 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